Genesis 29:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Laban saith to Jacob, ‘Is it because thou [art] my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what [is] thy hire.’

King James Bible
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?

Hebrew
Laban
לָבָן֙ (lā·ḇān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to him,
לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

“Just because
הֲכִי־ (hă·ḵî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you are
אַ֔תָּה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

my relative,
אָחִ֣י (’ā·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

should you work
וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי (wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·ta·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

for nothing?
חִנָּ֑ם (ḥin·nām)
Adverb
Strong's 2600: Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage

Tell
הַגִּ֥ידָה (hag·gî·ḏāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

me
לִּ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

what
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

your wages should be.”
מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃ (maś·kur·te·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4909: Wages, a reward

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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